Off to Germany

We are off to Germany tomorrow morning, for a short overnight trip. I am really looking forward this outing for two reasons.

Reason 1, I have never been to Germany. We have lived here almost a year and I still haven't been there. Kind of strange. We will only be there for a night and most likely will never leave the base, but I can still check it off the list. Micah has some work to do there so I will most likely be on my own, but it will still be fun. I hear Ramstien, the base we are going to, just finished a new shopping mall of sorts so I am looking forward to seeing that. Depending on how adventurous I feel I may venture off the base for a few hours to take in some sights.

Reason 2 that I am looking forward to this trip is that Micah is going to be the pilot!! Yup, that's right, I will finally get to go on a flight with him while he flying. In all our years I have never flown with him, not even in a little Sessna. So if all goes as planned (which it rarely does in the Air Force) Micah and I will be off to Germany tomorrow morning. How crazy is it that we will go in the morning and be back Saturday evening? So as they say in German, Bis gleich!

Good Things

Wow, not to toot my own horn or anything, but I have been doing pretty good with the blogging these days, don't you think? But I need to warn you, don't count on it continuing, I hope it will last but I have my doubts:).

Something that has been running through my head today is "good things". I think it has a lot to do with the whisper of fall I hear in the leaves. Whenever I start to feel fall coming it just does something to me. When the nights begin to get darker and the mornings crisper it just puts me at peace. So about good things...

For starters I finally finished my substitute application and plus I have turned it in! I got that application in April I think and I have just finally finished it. I can be the worlds biggest procrastinator when I put my mind to it:). I was told this morning that I may have all my clearances done by the time school starts so I can be subbing before I know it! I am excited at the thought of being back in the classroom, even if it's not my own class.

We found out last week that Micah will be going back to the States again for about a month or so for another class. I feel like that boy just never stops. It seems like every time I think things might slow down he is on the move again. So with Micah going to this school in the States I have the opportunity to come back for a little visit myself. I would like to do this, but after all the traveling I have done lately, I just don't know if I can handle another trip the Washington. Time will tell I guess. I have a couple of weeks till I have to decide.

The last good thing I have been thinking about may sound a bit silly to you, but absolutely HUGE to me! There is now a American radio station in the area!!! It is sooo nice to turn on the radio and not hear a British accent! Plus, I have been terribly missing a bit of country music in my life and they play country at night now! So life is good, right?

I hope you all may have a few "good things" that you are thinking about today too, and hopefully they will bring a smile to your face!

U2!!

Micah and I just got back from the U2 concert this morning. We drove to Cardiff yesterday, which is the capitol city of Wales. What should have taken 3 1/2 hours ended up taking almost 6!! It was a long car ride. Cardiff was PACKED with concert goers. We couldn't even get a hotel room. We ended up staying at the Cardiff University dorm rooms. We all got our own rooms with a single bed. It was just like being in college again. When we got to Cardiff we met up with some friends and headed to a pre-concert dinner. We had some amazing Thai food which always puts a smile on my face. We then headed to Millennium Stadium which holds 72 thousand people! And yes, it was pretty much a packed house. We skipped the opening acts on purpose because they were kind of lame. We were hoping that the Black eyed Peas would open because there were rumors...but no:(. When U2 did come on it was incredible! They played for at least a full 2 hours. They hit all the classics and rocked out some news ones too. Even though Micah and I aren't huge U2 fans that follow them every tour, we still really enjoy their music. It was their last concert in Europe for quite a while as they are headed to the States for a bit, so it was nice to see them off. All in all a great experience. Micah and I have not been to a concert together for quite some time and this was just what we needed!

Someone emailed my this picture today. It perfectly captures what I have been saying all along, Micah does not think I am funny. This bothers me a bit because I tend to think I am a little funny. I get a few laughs once in a while. I know I have made a few of you smile. But Micah is a much tougher crowd. I feel like I am always laughing at the hilarious things my husband says and does!! Once in a while I do get a laugh out of him and it feels so good. Although it rarely happens so I doubt a picture will ever be produced. That is all I have to say about this, I just thought I would show all of you my husbands displeasure with my attempts to be funny.

Back in Ely

Micah and I arrived back in Ely yesterday. After 24 hours of traveling we made it back. Although it was nice to be back in the Pacific Northwest, it is awfully good to be back in our home. We had a lot of fun while back in Washington. We were got to see a lot of friends and do a lot of fun stuff. Micah did some crabbing and he even climbed a mountain. His ultimate goal was Mt. Baker but since the weather didn't cooperate while we were home he didn't have a chance to do that. I think he will post some pictures and blog about his climb this weekend.

Our first day back went pretty well. I finished my subbing application today so now all I have to do is go to school and put the info into the computer. I am really excited to start subbing again. It will be nice to have something to do again. And Micah had a pleasant surprise when he got to work today. It ends up that he has tomorrow off. I think in the last 6 weeks Micah has been at work a total of 4 days!! I can't believe it. When he has to start working a full work week again it is going to be tough:). Since Micah has the day off tomorrow we are going to go motorcycle shopping!! We did a bit of shopping for a bike while we were home and now we are ready to get serious about it. Hopefully we will have some pictures to show you all tomorrow!

For those of you who are wondering if we have fallen off the face of the earth...we are still here!! We have had a crazy three weeks. The first two weeks we spent in in Oklahoma City because Micah was there for a class. I was so happy to have a chance to go with him. I was only planning on staying there for the first week and then coming home but my plane was canceled so I was able to spend another week in the States!! I was so happy to live among Americans once again!!! It was such a nice vacation for me. Micah had class everyday but I had nothing so I just soaked up some sun and did a bit of shopping:). I felt like a serious "lady of leisure". So in addition to Oklahoma City we also had a chance to go to Wichita and see some old friends. All in all we had a great time. I never knew I could enjoy the Midwest that much!

The greatest thing we did in OKC was visit the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial. I remember when all that happened but I didn't expect it to be so moving. Both Micah and I were blown away but the solemness of the place. They have a beautiful memorial site and they also have a museum. When we left the museum I was emotionally exhausted. I had to fight back tears the entire time we were there. If any of you ever have the opportunity to see that I would strongly suggest it. It shows a different side of terrorism, that's for sure.

When we got back to Ely we immediately started a motorcycle class. Now for those of you who know Micah you much know that he has wanted a motorcycle for sooooooo long. After studying the Harley-Davidson company for his master's class he has been very excited to go out and buy one. In order to ride a motorcycle on any military base you are required to take a 3 day course. I was so happy that Micah wanted me to do this with him. He had three straight days off work and we had a blast! We both passed with flying colors and are very much looking forward to buying a bike. When we get back from our trip to Washington I think we will look into it.

And that brings us up to the next two weeks. We are heading back to the wonderful United State's of America to enjoy the great Pacific Northwest with our friends and family. As you can imagine we can't wait!! This is a very exciting trip for Micah especially because we will finally be able to meet his niece Mariah. So we take off on Tuesday and we get a full 2 weeks. Hopefully we will be able to get together with some of you!